Katia Isakoff for a guest lecture, to talk about ‘Women Produce Music.’ Katia is a music producer who co-founded the West London studio, UNIT20, with producer Steve D’Agostino in the mid 90’s. This was an artist-led studio that specialised in a variety of things including: analogue synthesis and drum machines. She had come in to talk about an organisation called ‘Woman Produce music’, which she and Richard James Burgess had founded. She explains how the industry is still mainly male dominated and the purpose of the organisation is to promote collaboration, and for woman to be recognised in the industry. Katia outlined that she is not a hard-core feminist that’s trying to eliminate men from the industry but points out that with explains, that woman aren’t recognised in the male dominated industry.

Katia explained the industry is and was a male dominated industry but is changing. In 2011 herself and Richard James Burgus presented finding of a join research project, (Katia researched in UK and Richard in the US)’women in music production, education, representation and practice. She said that there was around 515 music related course in the UK and only 10% attendees are women. I personally think there is definitely a lack of women in the industry, and something does need to be done to promote collaboration in the industry to change this.